Vehicle girder and bulkhead.



PATENTE-11411.13, 1906.

J. M. Goonwm.

vVEHICLE G-'IRDBR AND BULKHEAlD.

nrLloA'rtoN Hun JUNI: 1,1905.

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Permanente1,1995; aaainezsinrz Be it knwnthat I, 'JoiiNM'Av sifbNGoon-v" WIN, la citizen" 'of .the United States, "residing4 the'city of Mountl Vernon," county i- West-f chester,- and Statef'of New York', hav'efine'j Av.vented certain Inew and.- ,useful Improve? ments inl Vehicle Girders' and Bulkheadsfof': which the followingjs apull,c1ear. andzfcon--f eise specification.

- My myentionrelate's to the structuralfor- 'mation of cargo-carryingvehicles i'n" general,

and more particularlyto 'the Sid'egndersandbulkheads of du'inpn #vehiclesegesuch for ex? l ample, as the. sO-cal ed Goodwinf' dum -j ing-cars; and the inyention consists in t e"v 'form'at1on,.relat1ve arrangement, andco'n- 'nectons 'of-the severalparts to produce' vay l maximum of rigidity anddurability offthe said side walls, .together with extremelightf' ness in weight,-cheapness,A andf'facility of manufacture.. f

' The princi. mode of app yin sthe same will be under- .I stood from the fo lowing-description,'in con-j' 25 nection with Hthe accompanyingdrawings, whereof*I l `Figune lwre'presents a side -elevatonjof a 'cargo-.carrying vehiclel being specifically -thej withintermediateportions brokenaway. 'Fig'.-V

2 is a top plan of aportion ofA Fig. l; Fi 3 is a Vertical transverse section online 3 3 'o Fig'.

I 1,'and Fig.v 4is adetail long it'udin'al sectionA .takenon line 4-4 of Fig.) in the direction. of thea'rrows.4

The yehicleis comprised. of. two'fend me'm bers L or bulkheads., each" properly vbrtueil'V and mounted 'upon the center sillorother,

.suitable s porting-foundation,`L The sides o r side gir ers of'theyehicle -are.supported.

at their respective 'ends upon these bulkl heads, but may also'be supported; .betwee'nf their ends by intermediate bulkheadasuch i as-K`,or'-'ot'herl suitable supporting means,- as

' erally of three main truss members, 'which' desired. Each side girder is composed gen` extend the, 1engti11m-4 theyshie'l'e, or at least span the distance between two 'of the means', of support. l The said truss-members are so.

'arranged andl connected that theuppermost member (designated 3,)`coperates .Withla lower member 4 to ferm a trussed girder',

:of which-the .said members 3 .and 4 are rel spjerctively the top and bottom chords, and the 5.5

t dm'ember or plate 5,'which is disposed slightlyinbo'ard of the member 4, constitutes le ofthe invention andi Vonel 4tween said lower-.member andi-thejl located-vertically 'o've' each other, :sol: 1 it offers greatest resistancetojvertical stra s fotheload l The: upper trss member 3 isf-'s herein 'The owergtruss' member 4 eosists of an'ordi- -nary bea-m or angle1roncrossconnected with upper member yand arallel t creto as Well as tothe lowermem `er"4. Thef plate 5 is "vided the upper ,member 3, and,I it is'also margin of'its'channel-bar 3 beings ,acedr braced from the lower me'mber 4p of :the

castings or spacer-struts 7,intei'po Yegent margin of the plate, lIn:' a'ddition'to 'the'lspaeing or. bracing functions offthese `struts 7 they also seri'rethe additional 'func- .tion ,bfi forming supportsv for the` pivoted dumping-valves G, Aand for this p are securely fastened tothe in'c iiiedplate 5 and lower truss member. 4"andalso .to the' located on the-member-4 as' to` connect the'v upper and lower' .truss members at -the points'v 'o attachmentof the .spaysstruts, which 'points obv'iouslyfbear'the greatest strain of -the pressureon saic'lyalvesl The hangerstays are shown in Fig. 1 as formed of tr1an-l ends' of the vehicle-and neXtjtofthecenter bulkhead Kthese 'stays are preferably made -longer than the intermediate ones.

. entire len th lof the side girde-rs and on both sides of' t ie Vehicle, are vpreferably pivoted A"and isexeellently'adapted .t'oc'arry the dea Weight of the -loa'd. in theI vehicle, whilejthe .truss-bracing effect. ofthe' innermost mem ber ressts the lateraljor. spreading action as composed of a longitudinal sheet-or' cliane?. nel-bar, which may and preferably does,.-form an upper' or vertical 'side wall for the jvehi'cle';

trussedg'irder by means of thewed'ge-shared u ,l e,.- .di

. an inclined-side .or'lioorforth'e vehicle con-- tinuous andadj aeent to the vertical Wallfp'rof u rpose they hanger-Stays J6; the latter being purposely so; fried'- The valves G, Which preferably extend the 1 le bg. 83 fastene to thetrussed'girderalong thelo'x'xrer-f vm5l gnlar `she/ets secured in the seam 3'.' At theV 'f directly to the spacer-struts, as shown in Figs. '1 and 3, the connection being formed by a hinge-pin B', passing through the eyes of the spacer-struts, and hinge-links B B, llocated7 respectively, on opposite sides thereof. At

its inboard endthe valve is supported inthe usual manner on the margin of a cent-er detent-va-lve A, which swings on the central longitudinal shaft J, and when the valves. on both sides are closed, as indicated in Fig. 3,

the load is contained Within oriipon the walls 3 and 5 and the valves Gr and A.

-ln vehicles of comparatively short length the construction so far shown will be found to be fully adequate for every practical use; but for lo-n er vehicles the intermediate supports orbu khcads above referred to are desirable, and my invention involves the ad aptation and connection of the same to the girder construction already described. The lcentral bulkhead K is formed of a. sheet of metalextending transversely across the vehicle, with its upper flanged edge K located somewhat below the horizontal plane of the truss member 3 and preferably about flush With the angle=bars 4. The sheet extends vertically downward between the` ends of yalves G to a point (not. shown in the drawings) Where it is mounted on the sill or sills of 3.0

the'vehiclein any ordinary manner. At each end its-upper flange K is out away and a ilanged gusset-sheet 8 is inserted between it and the members 3 and 5, l'lush with the plane-of the bulkhead. Strips or cleats 9 are then riveted over the-flush edges on both sides, and angle-irons 10, which are bent to fit both the vertical and inclined wall, are riveted on opposite sides of the gusset in the angles between the saine and the truss members 3 and 5, a filler 11 being inserted be? the stiffness of the upper edge of the bull(- head, which by reason. of its position inside ol the receptacle frequently encounters unusually severe strains and blows. The tensional strength of the cross member K, whichy is called upon to unite and bind together the opposite side girders of the veliic es, is also the flanges K K2 and t-he flange T" of the gusset-sheet and also by the bent T-strap 13,

' which laps over the upper :flange of channelbar 3 and the benteover end 10 of the angleiron l() and secures these parts to the ilange T.

Additional reinforcement of the several partsl in any suitable manner may be employed, iii desired, and the' methods of forming and attaching thev said parts may also be varied without departing from the spirit and scope of this invention'. Moreover, it to be understood that while l have shown the side girder as preferably forming a vertical side wall "of the vehicle such disposition of the same is not essential, and the side walls may be also disposed flaring or tumbled home, as desired, it being only necessary in this regard that the upper truss member shall cooperate with its lower member to form adequate. support for the hinges of the several dumpingvalves.

Having described my invention, what l claim, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent, 1s-

l. A dumping-vehicle having its sides respcctively composed of three main longitudinal truss members, the uppermost thereof constituting` a top chord with respect to thc other two andthe innermost of the remaining two members constituting a top chord wit-li respect to the other, m combination wit-li spacing means interposed between said two lower members, and bottom dumping-valves for the vehicle pivotally supported on said spacing means.

2. A duinping-veliicle having sides respectively composed oia longitudinal trussed girder arranged to oller greatest resistance to vertical strains and with its upper portion constituting a side wall of the vehicle, in coin- .bination with a longitudinal inclined plate disposed inboard of said girder and consti tuting an adjacent side wall of the vehicle, spacing means interposed between said plate and the lower portion of said trusscd girdcr and tliiiiil)i'iigvzili*es for the vehicle pivotal] y supported on said means.

3. A dumpii'ig-vehicle liavingits side girdcr composed of upper aiidlower longitudinal truss members and an inner longitudinal truss member, in` combination. with spacerstruts interposed between said inner member and the lower member, hanger-stays depending from said upper truss member and connected with said lower member in the region of its points of' connection with said spacer-struts, and pivotcd ilumpingvalves supported `from said sj izici\isiiiits.

et. Ailum{ iiig-veliicle having its side girdcr composed ot' an upper truss member consti- Atuting an upper side wall of the vehicle, a

longitudinal plate secured to the lower niar- `gin of said member, constituting an adpicent i side wall of the vehicle and hanger-stays dereinforced by an angle-strap l2. last-cned to pending from said upper member, in combination with spacers'interposed between said stays and said plate and pivoted dumpingvalves supported by said spacers.

' A duniping-veliiclc having a side girdcr composed of an upper truss member and an inclined plate secured thereto constituting a side wall of the vehicle, and hanger-stays depending from said member outboard of said plate, in combination with spacers intorlowermargin of said ,posed between said hanger-stays and the plate and dumping-'valves pivoted directly to said spacers. v f

' 6. A dum ing-vehicle having a side girder 5 composed o a longitudinal channel-barconstituting an upper side wall of the vehicle, an inclined longitudinal @late secured to the ar, hanger-stays also secured tsaid bar outboard of the plate, and

1o spacerstruts secured between the hanger stays and plate, in ,combination with an an, lgle bar secured' to ythe ends of said staysl and dumping-valves directly pivoted to said' spacer-struts. l

7 A dumping# vehicle, havingv end bulk heads and side girders supported by their ends thereon, bottom dumping-valves pivot- .l ally connected with. the lowei margins of said 'side girders and convergent downwardly, in

2o combination. with en intermediate. bulkhead below said girders, gusset-sheetsdisposed betweensaid girders and the intermediate bulkhead flush with lthe plane ofthe llatter,- and vangle-irons secured in the angles on opposite sides of sala sneets,said angle-irons over- 'girders i mounted lapping the `bulkhead and secured to the same and the side girders. 8. A dumping'- vehicle, heads and' side ends thereon,`inc

having end bulk- 1- ders supported by their y med sides'walls on said side bottom dumping-valvesI pivotally at theV lower'i'nargins of said inclinedlwalls and convergent downwardly, in combination withan intermediate bulkhead below said inclined'w'alls, gusset-sheets disposed lush with the plane of said intermediate bulkhead for connecting .the same with said side girders, and angle-irons secured ,in the angles on opposite sides of said sheet. and overlapping an secured to said intermediate bulkhead.

,y In testimony whereof-I have signed my`l name to the specification in the presence of two subseribin witnesses.

e JOH. MARSTON GOODWIN l Witnesses:

E.W. GOODWIN, A

PHILIP Il. LANTz. 

